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FNUS53 KJKL 061947  
FWFJKL  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY  
247 PM EST THU NOV 6 2025  
   
DISCUSSION  
EXPECT A WARM AND BREEZY FRIDAY AS A COLD FRONT  
APPROACHES, WITH WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. MINIMUM RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE HIGHER THOUGH, GENERALLY IN THE 45 TO 60  
PERCENT RANGE. THE FRONT WILL BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING, SOME OF WHICH COULD BE STRONG TO  
SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS. THE SYSTEM EXITS FRIDAY NIGHT, BUT A  
MUCH STRONGER SURGE OF COLD AIR ARRIVES SUNDAY. THIS WILL BRING  
THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON, WITH THE FIRST SNOWFLAKES POSSIBLE  
SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.  
 
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-070915-  
FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ELLIOTT-  
MORGAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-LEE-MARTIN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FLEMINGSBURG, CAMARGO, JEFFERSONVILLE,  
MOUNT STERLING, OWINGSVILLE, MOREHEAD, IRVINE, RAVENNA,  
CLAY CITY, STANTON, FRENCHBURG, SANDY HOOK, WEST LIBERTY,  
PAINTSVILLE, CAMPTON, SALYERSVILLE, BEATTYVILLE, AND INEZ  
247 PM EST THU NOV 6 2025  
 
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 70 70 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS NONE  
TEMP (24H TREND) 35-47 (+13) 65-68 (+9) 44-51 64-67  
RH % (24H TREND) 57-93 (+1) 44-66 (+41) 100 41-56  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) SW 9-13 G29 LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 8-12 G28 W 3-7 G19 LGT/VAR  
PRECIP DURATION 1 2  
PRECIP BEGIN 11 AM CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING 7 AM  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.17 0.10 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3200 4400  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 30 W 14  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 83200 52800  
ADI EARLY 5 75 11 50  
ADI LATE 14 74 9 76  
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 8 8  
MAX LVORI LATE 3 4 9 3  
 
REMARKS...RANGES OF MIN T OVER 8 DEGREES & RANGES OF MAX  
RH OVER 10% INDICATE THE LIKELIHOOD OF THERMAL BELTS. ADI IS  
ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS. LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY  
OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
 
 
 
KYZ068-069-080-084>088-114-116-070915-  
ROCKCASTLE-JACKSON-LAUREL-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-HARLAN-  
OWSLEY-CLAY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BRODHEAD, MOUNT VERNON, MCKEE, ANNVILLE,  
LONDON, STEARNS, WHITLEY CITY, CORBIN, WILLIAMSBURG,  
BARBOURVILLE, MIDDLESBORO, PINEVILLE, CUMBERLAND, HARLAN,  
BOONEVILLE, AND MANCHESTER  
247 PM EST THU NOV 6 2025  
 
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 70 80 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS NONE  
TEMP (24H TREND) 37-50 (+13) 66-69 (+7) 46-52 65-68  
RH % (24H TREND) 63-100 (+5) 48-66 (+41) 93-100 43-70  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) S 9-13 G28 LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 9-13 G27 SW 4-8 G23 LGT/VAR  
PRECIP DURATION 1 3  
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING 7 AM  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.16 0.27 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2800 4400  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 25 SW 12  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 61600 44000  
ADI EARLY 5 59 12 38  
ADI LATE 13 59 7 62  
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 7 8  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 4 9 3  
 
REMARKS...RANGES OF MIN T OVER 8 DEGREES & RANGES OF MAX  
RH OVER 10% INDICATE THE LIKELIHOOD OF THERMAL BELTS. ADI IS  
ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS. LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY  
OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
 
 
 
KYZ079-083-070915-  
PULASKI-WAYNE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURNSIDE, SOMERSET, AND MONTICELLO  
247 PM EST THU NOV 6 2025  
 
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 70 70 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS NONE  
TEMP (24H TREND) 40-50 (+13) 68-69 (+6) 47-51 67-68  
RH % (24H TREND) 72-100 (+3) 57-66 (+40) 100 47-57  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) S 10-14 G29 LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 10-14 G28 W 4-8 G20 LGT/VAR  
PRECIP DURATION 1 2  
PRECIP BEGIN 12 PM CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING 7 AM  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.27 0.19 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2600 4000  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 26 SW 10  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 59800 36000  
ADI EARLY 5 60 12 28  
ADI LATE 13 54 6 47  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 7 8  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 4 9 3  
 
REMARKS...RANGES OF MIN T OVER 8 DEGREES & RANGES OF MAX  
RH OVER 10% INDICATE THE LIKELIHOOD OF THERMAL BELTS. ADI IS  
ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS. LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY  
OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
 
 
 
KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-070915-  
FLOYD-BREATHITT-KNOTT-PERRY-LESLIE-LETCHER-PIKE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PRESTONSBURG, WHEELWRIGHT, JACKSON,  
HINDMAN, PIPPA PASSES, HAZARD, HYDEN, JENKINS, WHITESBURG,  
COAL RUN, ELKHORN CITY, PIKEVILLE, AND SOUTH WILLIAMSON  
247 PM EST THU NOV 6 2025  
 
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER CLEAR PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 70 90 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN TSTMS NONE  
TEMP (24H TREND) 36-48 (+12) 67-70 (+10) 47-52 65-68  
RH % (24H TREND) 54-93 (-1) 45-60 (+35) 96-100 43-56  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) S 7-11 G27 LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 8-12 G26 SW 4-8 G24 LGT/VAR  
PRECIP DURATION 1 3  
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING 7 AM  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.10 0.25 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3600 5400  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 30 W 14  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 93600 64800  
ADI EARLY 5 79 14 58  
ADI LATE 13 78 8 90  
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 7 8  
MAX LVORI LATE 3 4 9 3  
 
REMARKS...RANGES OF MIN T OVER 8 DEGREES & RANGES OF MAX  
RH OVER 10% INDICATE THE LIKELIHOOD OF THERMAL BELTS. ADI IS  
ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS. LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY  
OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
 
 
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
 
   
SATURDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID  
40S. LIGHT WINDS.    
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE  
OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS  
LESS THAN 10 MPH.    
MONDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. HIGHS  
IN THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. WEST WINDS  
5 TO 10 MPH.    
VETERANS DAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COLD. LOWS IN THE LOWER  
30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
SUNNY. NOT AS COOL. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS  
5 TO 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN  
10 MPH.  
 
 
 
CMC  
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